Politics Trump faces legal challenge on border wall with Mexico

10:27 09 february 2018

10:27 09 february 2018 Source:
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Trump budget to include &dollar;3 billion for border wall - official

President Donald Trump's budget proposal to be unveiled on Monday will include a request for &dollar;3 billion as a down payment on building a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, a senior administration official said on Thursday. The official, who briefed a small group of reporters on condition of anonymity, said the money would go toward purchasing private land in the Rio Grande Valley in south Texas and advance purchases of steel.The administration hopes to build 60 miles (96 km) of new steel bollard fencing along the border with 2018 funding and an additional 64 miles (103 km) with 2019 funding.

President Donald Trump will face many obstacles in building his “big, beautiful wall ” on the U.S.- Mexico border , including how to pay for it and how to contend with unfavorable geography and the legal battles ahead. ___ LEGAL CHALLENGES .

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has now laid out exactly what he wants in the "big, beautiful wall " that he's promised to build on the U.S.- Mexico border . ___ LEGAL CHALLENGES .

SAN DIEGO — An Indiana-born federal judge, whose Mexican heritage Donald Trump used to paint him as biased against him in a 2016 court case because of his immigration stance, will hear arguments in a lawsuit that could block construction of a border wall with Mexico.

Poll: Majority opposes border wall with Mexico

A majority of voters oppose the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a new survey, as Congress faces another possible government shutdown over immigration policy.Fifty-nine percent of voters oppose building President Trump's long-promised wall along the southern border, and only 37 percent support the measure, according to the Quinnipiac poll.The White House has released its proposal for an immigration deal, which includes &dollar;25 billion in funding for the wall along with tighter security measures in exchange for protections for some undocumented immigrations favored by Democrats.

US president Donald Trump himself has suggested a cost of Mexico border wall about billion. Legal challenges . Nearly all of the land along the Texas border is privately held — much of it by people whose families have been in the region for generations — and buying their land won’t be easy

President Donald Trump 's proposed wall on the US's border with Mexico could face legal challenges from private-property owners in Texas, USA Today reported in a broad investigation of the border - wall proposal.

Judge Gonzalo Curiel will hear arguments Friday on a lawsuit from the state of California and advocacy groups that a border wall with Mexico must go through normal environmental reviews, which could cause major delays.

The Trump administration wants Curiel to dismiss the challenges, and wall opponents want him to immediately rule in their favor.

Trump repeatedly criticized Curiel in 2016 as lawsuits against Trump University neared trial, suggesting that the judge's Mexican heritage meant he could not be impartial in the fraud cases. Trump settled for $25 million shortly after winning the election, without admitting wrongdoing.

Curiel, who was forced out of his home and needed around-the-clock protection when he prosecuted Mexican drug kingpins in the 1990s, was unfazed by Trump's criticism during the campaign, said Gregory Vega, a former U.S. attorney in San Diego and longtime friend.

The federal judge who President Donald Trump attacked for his ethnicity during the 2016 presidential campaign could end up judging whether the president gets to build his proposed border wall. U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel - who Trump said might be biased against him in a lawsuit concerning Trump University because of Curiel's Mexican heritage - will hear a case on Friday that could determine Trump's ability to waive environmental laws in the construction of the wall.Curiel could hinder the administration's efforts to build barriers on unfenced portions of the border if he rules against Trump.

Money Trump promised that Mexico would pay for his wall , a demand Mexico has repeatedly rejected. Legal challenges Nearly all of the land along the Texas border is privately held — much of it by people whose families have been in the region for generations — and buying their land won’t be

President Donald Trump will face many obstacles in building his “big, beautiful wall ” on the U.S.- Mexico border , including how to pay for it and how to contend with unfavorable geography and the legal battles ahead. ___ LEGAL CHALLENGES .

"He's had a credible threat made on his life. I don't think when he was called names, I don't think that really bothered him," said Vega.

The Center for Biological Diversity was first to sue over the wall, with three other groups — Sierra Club, Defenders of Wildlife and the Animal Legal Defense Fund — later filing a lawsuit. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, was close behind, and Curiel consolidated all three cases into one.

At issue is a 2005 law that gave the Homeland Security secretary broad powers to waive dozens of laws requiring environmental and other reviews, including the National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Air Act and Endangered Species Act. The reviews are time-consuming and subject to prolonged legal challenges.

The Trump administration has issued three waivers since August, two to build barriers in parts of California and one in part of New Mexico. President George W. Bush's administration issued the previous five waivers.

The road to building a border wall would be long and difficult, and go through the courts

It's not long - just two pages - but a notice recently issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is a reminder of the challenges, legal and otherwise, facing President Donald Trump's promised border wall. The corps issued a notice to contractors Friday saying it might soon accept bids to construct a 3-mile section of border wall in south Texas, with an estimated cost of &dollar;25 million to &dollar;100 million - if the corps gets the money.The notice drew alarm from environmentalists, who say the wall will undoubtedly be built on the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge. The 2,088-acre parcel has been called "the jewel of the National Wildlife Refuge System" by the U.S.

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Trump promised that Mexico would pay for his wall , a demand Mexico has repeatedly rejected. *** LEGAL CHALLENGES . Nearly all of the land along the Texas border is privately held - much of it by people whose families have been in the region for generations - and buying their land won't be easy

California and the advocacy groups contend the administration's authority to waive environmental reviews expired. The Center for Biological Diversity argues in its lawsuit that the 2005 law "cannot reasonably be interpreted to exempt compliance with the waived laws in perpetuity."

California argues that the powers expired in 2008, a deadline set by Congress to have barriers on at least 700 miles (1,120 kilometers). Barriers now blanket 654 miles (1,046 kilometers), but additional layers bring the total above the congressional requirement.

The Trump administration argues that the powers are still in effect and that Curiel, or any judge, can't overrule Congress.

Trump has insisted on $25 billion for border security measures as part of an immigration deal that would include a path to citizenship for 1.8 million people. A proposal by Customs and Border Protection calls for spending $18 billion over 10 years to extend barriers to nearly half the 2,054-mile (3,286-kilometer) border.

One of the administration's environmental waivers is for San Diego, where private contractors recently built eight imposing prototypes to guide designs for future construction.

Trump's budget to request border wall funding .
The budget request that President Trump is releasing Monday will propose more than $23 billion for border security and immigration enforcement - including funds for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, the White House said Sunday.&nbsp;The request on border security comes as the Senate is about to start a free-wheeling debate on immigration.

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